> The owners of car parks with between 80 and 400 spaces have five years to comply... operators of those with more than 400 will have just three years. At least half of the area of the larger sites must be covered by solar panels.
> The French government believes the measure could generate up to 11 gigawatts of power.
> ... originally [for] car parks larger than 2,500..[m2] before deciding to opt for car parking spaces.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/nov/09/france-to-require-all-large-car-parks-to-be-covered-by-solar-panels
#ParkingLots #CarParks #FrenchLaw #SolarParking

> The law requires lots with more than 80 spaces to comply in 5 years, lots over 400 spaces have less time. This is rather aggressive, and will no doubt get pushback from lot owners.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/bradtempleton/2022/11/09/france-mandates-solar-panels-on-most-parking-lots-a-great-marriage-with-the-ev/

> Solar-panel-covered car parks are also common in #China.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonreid/2022/11/09/solar-panels-must-cover-large-parking-lots-rules-french-senate/

#ParkingLots #CarParks #FrenchLaw #SolarParking #Forbes

> In the #USA, surface #CarParks take up land roughly about the size of Puerto Rico (which is 3,459 sq miles or 8,959 sq km), according to conservative estimates in a new book by #EranBenJoseph, professor of landscape architecture and planning at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He thinks the true figure could be up to 4,700 sq miles (12,170 sq km, larger than Jamaica or Qatar).
https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-17271118
#AsphaltNation #ImperviousSurfaceArea